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A Canterbury Tale (1944)

  • Mystery
  • War
  • Drama

Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.

Rating
6.9 / 10 (134 votes)
Release date
August 21, 1944
Runtime
2h 05m
Language
English
Director
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Eric PortmanThomas Colpeper, JP
  • Sheila SimAlison Smith
  • Dennis PricePeter Gibbs
  • John SweetBob Johnson
  • Charles HawtreyThomas Duckett
  • Esmond KnightNarrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
  • Hay PetrieWoodcock
  • George MerrittNed Horton
  • Edward RigbyJim Horton
  • Freda JacksonPrudence Honeywood
  • Betty JardineFee Baker
  • Eliot MakehamOrganist

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